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Ex- National Football League wide receiver Antonio Brown is traveling to Miami to address an attempted murder allegation connected with a incident that took place in May, as his counsel entering a innocent declaration on his behalf.

Detention documents in Essex County, New Jersey, indicate that Brown was released on Tuesday morning for his transfer to Florida. Brown, a highly popular players in the NFL, had relinquished transfer to Florida from New Jersey, where he was taken after being taken into custody in Dubai.

Brown’s counsel, Mark Eiglarsh, stated in an message that he has already submitted a documented not guilty declaration to the attempted murder allegation. Brown could be in a Miami courtroom as soon as Wednesday early for a release proceeding, Eiglarsh added.

As per his arrest warrant, Brown is charged of taking a pistol from a protection employee after a public figure boxing bout in May and shooting two rounds at a person he had confronted with earlier. The reported individual, Zul-Qarnain Kwame Nantambu, informed police that a bullet touched his neck.

Eiglarsh stated that Brown was only safeguarding himself from Nantambu.

“The measures he was forced to take were solely in self-defense against the alleged victim’s aggressive conduct. Brown was assaulted that time and responded within his legal privilege to safeguard himself,” Eiglarsh said.

Brown was not right away arrested because originally officers did not consider Nantambu as a victim. It wasn’t until subsequently in May that Nantambu delivered a detailed statement about the situation to authorities and identified Brown as the shooter, the report says.

According to his social media updates, Brown had been residing in the city of Dubai for multiple months. In a update after the confrontation, Brown said he was defending himself because he was “jumped by multiple persons who sought to take my possessions and bring physical injury to me.”

A second-degree murder attempt charge in Florida bears a utmost 15-year prison penalty and up to a $10,000 penalty in the event of a finding.

Brown has dealt with multiple legal problems over the time. He previously had been accused of battery of a truck operator, various family violence charges, neglect to pay child support and further occurrences.

Throughout a 2021 match with his team against the opponents, Brown removed his uniform, shoulder pads and handwear and exited the arena, resulting in his dismissal by the team and effectively halting his NFL journey.

Brown, who had twelve years in the league, was an top-tier player who devoted the bulk of his tenure with the Steelers. During his professional life, Brown had nine hundred twenty-eight grabs for above 12,291 yards, the twenty-eighth highest of all time. He was a 7-time all-star pick.